Men's T20 World Cup
 The logo of 2014 ICC World Twenty20 | |
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Format | Twenty20 International |
| First edition | 2007 |
| Tournament format | Round robin, followed by Super 8, and conclusion with the Semi Final and Final |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champion |  West Indies (1st title) |
| Most successful | 4 teams |
| Most runs |  Mahela Jayawardene (992) [1] |
| Most wickets | Lasith Malinga (38) [2] |
 2014 ICC World Twenty20 | |
| Tournaments | |
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The ICC World Twenty20 (also referred to as the ICC World T20 or the World Twenty20) is the international championship of Twenty20 cricket. Organised by cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the tournament consists of 12 teams, comprising all ten ICC full members and two other ICC members chosen through the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. The event is generally held every two years, and all matches are accorded Twenty20 International status. The 2014 event will be a host to 16 nations. See the full list below.
The inaugural event, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, was staged in South Africa. Pakistan were originally selected to host it. It ran from 11–24 September 2007. The tournament was won by India, who became the first World T20 Champions after defeating Pakistan by 5 runs in the final at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The second event, the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 took place in England from 5–21 June 2009. This tournament was won by the previous runners-up Pakistan who defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the final at Lord's, London.[3][4] The third tournament, the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 was held from 30 April–16 May 2010 and hosted by the West Indies. The winners were England who defeated Australia by 7 wickets in the final at Kensington Oval, Barbados. This was the first ever ICC tournament won by England. The fourth tournament, the 2012 ICC World Twenty20, was held from 18 September to 7 October 2012 and was hosted by Sri Lanka. The winners were West Indies who defeated Sri Lanka by 36 runs, their first appearance in a World cricket final since 1983 and their first victory since 1979.[5]
History
Background
When the Benson & Hedges Cup ended in 2002, the ECB needed another one day competition to fill its place. Cricketing authorities were looking to boost the game's popularity with the younger generation in response to dwindling crowds and reduced sponsorship. It was intended to deliver fast paced, exciting cricket accessible to thousands of fans who were put off by the longer versions of the game. Stuart Robertson, the marketing manager of the ECB, proposed a 20 over per innings game to county chairmen in 2001 and they voted 11–7 in favour of adopting the new format.[6]
- Regional tournaments
The first official Twenty20 matches were played on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the Twenty20 Cup.[7] The first season of Twenty20 in England was a relative success, with the Surrey Lions defeating the Warwickshire Bears by 9 wickets in the final to claim the title.[8] The first Twenty20 match held at Lord's, on 15 July 2004 between Middlesex and Surrey, attracted a crowd of 27,509, the largest attendance for any county cricket game at the ground other than a one-day final since 1953.[9]
Soon after with the adoption of Twenty20 matches by other cricket boards, the popularity of the format grew with unexpected crowd attendance, new regional tournaments such as Pakistan's Faysal Bank T20 Cup and Stanford 20/20 tournament and the financial incentive in the format.
The West Indies regional teams competed in what was named the Stanford 20/20 tournament. The event was financially backed by billionaire Allen Stanford, who gave at least US$28,000,000 funding money. It was intended that the tournament would be an annual event. Guyana won the inaugural event, defeating Trinidad and Tobago by 5 wickets, securing US$1,000,000 in prize money.[10][11] A spin off tournmant, the Stanford Super Series was held in October 2008 between Middlesex and Trinidad and Tobago, the respective winners of the English and Caribbean Twenty20 competitions, and a Stanford Superstars team formed from West Indies domestic players; Trinidad and Tobago won the competition, securing US$280,000 prize money.[12][13] On 1 November, the Stanford Superstars played England in what was expected to be the first of five fixtures in as many years with the winner claiming a US$20,000,000 in each match.[14][15]
- Twenty20 Internationals
On 17 February 2005 Australia defeated New Zealand in the first men's full international Twenty20 match, played at Eden Park in Auckland. The game was played in a light-hearted manner – both sides turned out in kit similar to that worn in the 1980s, the New Zealand team's a direct copy of that worn by the Beige Brigade. Some of the players also sported moustaches/beards and hair styles popular in the 1980s taking part in a competition amongst themselves for best retro look, at the request of the Beige Brigade. Australia won the game comprehensively, and as the result became obvious towards the end of the NZ innings, the players and umpires took things less seriously – Glenn McGrath jokingly replayed the Trevor Chappell underarm incident from a 1981 ODI between the two sides, and Billy Bowden showed him a mock red card (red cards are not normally used in cricket) in response.
Inaugural tournaments
It was first decided that every two years an ICC World Twenty20 tournament is to take place, except in the event of an ICC Cricket World Cup being scheduled in the same year, in which case it will be held the year before. The first tournament was in 2007 in South Africa where India defeated Pakistan in the final. Two Associate teams had played in the first tournament, selected through the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One, a 50-over competition. In December 2007 it was decided to hold a qualifying tournament with a 20-over format to better prepare the teams. With six participants, two would qualify for the 2009 World Twenty20 and would each receive $250,000 in prize money.[16] The second tournament was won by Pakistan who beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in England on 21 June 2009. The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournament was held in West Indies in May 2010, where England defeated Australia by 7 wickets. The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was won by the West-Indies, by defeating Sri Lanka at the finals. For the first time, a host nation competed in the final of the ICC World Twenty20. There were 12 participants for the title including Ireland and Afghanistan as 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. It was the first time the World Twenty20 tournament took place in an Asian country.
2007
Winner India
This was the first World Twenty20, where 12 teams participated, divided into four groups of three, then two groups of four in quarter-finals; top two into semi-finals. Besides the 10 full members, Kenya and Scotland were the other two teams participating in this tournament that was played on three different grounds, Wanderers, Kingsmead and Newlands. The tournament was a huge success. It had everything required for top quality entertainment, including the world's best players and packed out stadiums. The tournament got underway with a stunning display of power hitting from Chris Gayle against South Africa. He clouted 117 off 57 balls, including 10 sixes. Shaun Pollock, Makhaya Ntini- nobody was spared. If this wasn't enough, Yuvraj Singh achieved cricketing nirvana by hitting England's Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over, during a barnstorming and unlikely 12-ball fifty. It wasn't entirely all batsmen-led action however, as Brett Lee claimed the first hat-trick in Twenty20 internationals, for Australia against Bangladesh. The breathless tournament culminated in a final that thrilled from start to finish, as India and Pakistan battled it out for the trophy. The match went down to a final-over thriller, with Pakistan needing six from the last four balls. But India eventually triumphed as Misbah-ul-Haq's attempted scoop off Joginder Singh landed in the hands of Sreesanth at short fine-leg. Mathew Hayden was the top run getter with 265 runs and Umar Gul took the most wickets, 13. Craig McMillan hit 13 sixes in the tournament, highest by any player.
2009
Winner Pakistan
Format in this tourament was same as the first one: four groups of three, then two groups of four in quarter-finals; top two into semi-finals. This competition was played in London, Lord's and Oval, and Nottingham. Out of the 10 full members, Zimbabwe withdrew its participation. Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland qualified for the tournament. It was full of surprise victories, as favourites fell at the hands of underdogs. The hosts, England, set the ball rolling in the first match of the tournament as they were embarrassed by Netherlands in a final-ball thriller. Australia were dominated by West Indies, largely thanks to a thunderous innings by Chris Gayle, as he hit 88 off 50 balls, including some of the largest sixes seen in England. Australia were then defeated by Sri Lanka, who bowled tightly and batted with dominance, including quick-fire half centuries from Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara. Ireland beat Bangladesh in the Group Stage to qualify for the Super Eight. Previous champions, India, lost all its matches of the Super Eight Stage. South Africa hadn't lost a group stage match going in to the semi-finals against Pakistan, but Shahid Afridi produced a match winning performance with both bat and ball. He blasted his way to 51 and bagged two wickets for 16 runs to secure victory. The final at Lord's was a repeat of a group stage match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan; the latter lost the previous encounter. Pakistan managed to remove Dilshan, the Player of the Series for his 317 runs, without scoring, which had a big impact on the Sri Lanka innings. Sangakkara put up a fight scoring an unbeaten 64, but a target of 138 wasn't going to be easy to defend. Afridi proved this to be correct, hitting an unbeaten 54, which helped Pakistan win the trophy with 8 balls to spare. Umar Gul was the top wicket taker with 13 wickets, a repeat performance of 2007 edition. Yuvraj Singh hit the most sixes in the tournament.
2010
Winner England
The West Indies hosted the third World Twenty20 a little over eight months after the previous tournament. The format in this tournament too same as in the previous two. The 12 teams consisted of the ten full members and two associates. England proved the surprise package, winning their first major limited-overs trophy with a comprehensive victory over Australia in the final. The Australians had provided amazing fireworks in the semi-final when Pakistan appeared on course for a second final only for Michael Hussey to smash 26 from five deliveries (in a 24-ball 60 not out) to win the game with a ball to spare. The significant strugglers were India and South Africa; one disturbed by the short ball, the other unable to pace a run chase. In this edition too, India lost all the three matches of the Super-8 stage. To the frustration of the commercial gurus in the game, India's elimination before the semi-finals again meant lost revenue. The two Associates - Ireland and Afghanistan - far from disgraced themselves. Mahela Jayawardene scored 302 runs, maximum in this edition of World T20. Dirk Nannes, the Dutch bowler who later qualified for Australian selection was the highest wicket taker with 14 wickets. Cameron White with 12 sixes topped the number of sixes chart.
2012
Winner West-Indies
It was the first time the World Twenty20 tournament took place in an Asian country. The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was hosted by Sri Lanka: Hambantota, Pallekele and Premadasa Stadium. It was played by the same 12 teams that played in the 2010 tournament, Ireland and Afghanistan besides the ten full members. For the first time, a host nation managed to get on to the knock-out stage of the of the ICC World Twenty20. Tournament was won by the West-Indies, by defeating Sri Lanka by 36 runs. It was by the virtue of power packed 78 by Marlon Samuels followed by some tight bowling by the slow bowlers. Ironically West Indies qualified for the Super-8 stage without winning even a single match in the initial round. Pakistan and Australia were the losing semi-finalist, with Pakistan making into last four on all the occasions and Australia missing only in 2009. India won both the matches of the first round becoming the only team not to lose even a single first round match in the first four editions of the ICC World Twenty20. Shane Watson topped the run charts with 249 runs. Chris Gayle struck 16 sixes, maximum by any player. Ajantha Mendis topped wickets chart with 16 wickets, including an all-time best performance of 6 for 8 against Zimbabwe
Expansion to 16 teams
The 2012 edition was to be expanded into a 16 team format however this was reverted back to 12.[17] The 2014 tournament, held in Bangladesh was the first to feature 16 teams including all ten full members and six associate members who qualified through the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. However the top eight full member teams in the ICC T20I Championship rankings on 8 October 2012 were given a place in the Super 10 stage. The remaining eight teams competed in the group stage, from which two teams advance to the Super 10 stage.[18][19] Three new teams (Nepal, Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates) made their debut in this tournament.
Format
Qualification
All Test-playing nations achieve automatic qualification to the tournament, with the remaining places filled by other ICC members through a qualification tournament. Qualification for the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 came from the results of the first cycle of the World Cricket League, a 50-over league for non-Test playing nations. The two finalists of the Division One tournament (Kenya and Scotland) qualified for the inaugural tournament alongside the Test-playing nations. For subsequent tournaments, qualification has been achieved through the World Twenty20 Qualifier, with Afghanistan (2010 and 2012), Ireland (2009, 2010, and 2012), Netherlands (2009), and Scotland (2009) each having qualified through this process.
Final tournament
Within each group (both Group Stage & Super Eight Stage), teams are ranked against each other based on the following criteria:[20]
- Higher number of points
- If equal, higher number of wins
- If still equal, higher net run rate
- If still equal, lower bowling strike rate
- If still equal, result of head to head meeting.
In case of a tie (that is, both teams scoring the same number of runs at the end of their respective innings), a Super Over would decide the winner. In the case of a tie occurring again in the Super Over, the match is won by the team that has scored the most sixes in their innings. This is applicable in all stages of the tournament, having been implemented during the 2009 tournament. During the 2007 tournament, a bowl-out was used to decide the loser of tied matches.[21]
Hosts
The International Cricket Council's executive committee votes for the hosts of the tournament after examining bids from the nations which have expressed an interest in holding the event. After South Africa in 2007, England, West Indies and Sri Lanka hosted the tournament in 2009, 2010 and 2012 respectively. The next tournament will be hosted by Bangladesh in 2014.[22] The ICC decided that South Africa and England should host the first two tournaments as they were the earliest adopters of the format.[23] India will host the 2016 tournament.[24]
Results
| Year | Host Nation(s) | Final Venue | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner Up | |||
| 2007 Details |
 South Africa
|
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |  India157/5 (20 overs) |
India won by 5 runs Scorecard |
 Pakistan152 all out (19.4 overs) |
| 2009 Details |
 England
|
Lord's, London | Pakistan 139/2 (18.4 overs) |
Pakistan won by 8 wickets Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 138/6 (20 overs) |
| 2010 Details |
West Indies
|
Kensington Oval, Barbados | England 148/3 (17 overs) |
England won by 7 wickets Scorecard |
 Australia147/6 (20 overs) |
| 2012 Details |
Sri Lanka
|
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | West Indies 137/6 (20 overs) |
West Indies won by 36 runs Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 101 all out (18.4 overs) |
| 2014 Details |
 Bangladesh
|
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka |
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| 2016 Details |
India
|
TBD | |||
| 2020 Details |
Australia
|
TBD | |||
Summary of all teams in all tournaments
Source: Cricinfo [25]
| Team | Appearances | Best result (* = hosts) | Statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Latest | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | Win% | ||
 Afghanistan
|
3 | 2010 | 2014 | Round 1 (2012) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 |
| Australia
|
5 | 2007 | 2014 | Runners-up (2010) | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 56.00 |
| Bangladesh
|
5 | 2007 | 2014 | Round 2 (2007) | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| England
|
5 | 2007 | 2014 | Champions (2010) | 26 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 44.00 |
 Hong Kong
|
1 | 2014 | 2014 | Round 1 (2014) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| India
|
5 | 2007 | 2014 | Champions (2007) | 27 | 17 | 8 | 1(1) | 1 | 67.30 |
 Ireland
|
4 | 2009 | 2014 | Round 2 (2009) | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 30.00 |
 Kenya
|
1 | 2007 | 2007 | Round 1 (2007) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Nepal
|
1 | 2014 | 2014 | Round 1 (2014) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
 Netherlands
|
2 | 2009 | 2014 | Round 2 (2014) | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
 New Zealand
|
5 | 2007 | 2014 | Fourth place (2007) | 25 | 11 | 12 | 2(0) | 0 | 48.00 |
| Pakistan
|
5 | 2007 | 2014 | Champions (2009) | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1(0) | 0 | 61.66 |
 Scotland
|
2 | 2007 | 2009 | Round 1 (2007) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| South Africa
|
5 | 2007 | 2014 | Third place (2009 ,2014) | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 61.53 |
| Sri Lanka
|
5 | 2007 | 2014 | Runners-up (2009, 2012*) | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1(1) | 0 | 68.33 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
1 | 2014 | 2014 | Round 1 (2014) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| West Indies
|
5 | 2007 | 2014 | Champions (2012) | 25 | 12 | 11 | 1(1) | 1 | 52.08 |
 Zimbabwe
|
4 | 2007 | 2014 | Round 1 (2007) | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
The number in bracket indicates number of wins in tied matches by Super Over, Bowl out or any other c, however these are considered as half a win regardless of the result. The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win.
Team results by tournament
The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams in the ICC World Twenty20.
- Legend
- 1st — Champions
- 2nd — Runners-up
- 3rd — Third place
- 4th — Fourth place
- R2 — Round 2 (Super 8s, Super 10s)
- R1 — Round 1
- q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
- •• — Qualified but withdrew
- • — Did not qualify
- × — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
- — Hosts
The team ranking in each tournament is according to ICC.
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 2007 (12) |
2009 (12) |
2010 (12) |
2012 (12) |
2014 (16) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan
|
× | × | R1 12th |
R1 11th |
R1 14th |
3 |
| Australia
|
3rd | R1 11th |
2nd | 3rd | R2 8th |
5 |
| Bangladesh
|
R2 8th |
R1 10th |
R1 10th |
R1 10th |
R2 10th |
5 |
| England
|
R2 7th |
R2 6th |
1st | R2 6th |
R2 7th |
5 |
| Hong Kong
|
× | × | × | • | R1 15th |
1 |
| India
|
1st | R2 7th |
R2 8th |
R2 5th |
5 | |
| Ireland
|
• | R2 8th |
R1 9th |
R1 9th |
R1 13th |
4 |
| Kenya
|
R1 12th |
• | • | • | • | 1 |
| Nepal
|
× | × | × | • | R1 12th |
1 |
| Netherlands
|
• | R1 9th |
• | • | R2 9th |
2 |
| New Zealand
|
4th | R2 5th |
R2 5th |
R2 7th |
R2 6th |
5 |
| Pakistan
|
2nd | 1st | 4th | 4th | R2 5th |
5 |
| Scotland
|
R1 10th |
R1 12th |
• | • | • | 2 |
| South Africa
|
R2 5th |
3rd | R2 6th |
R2 8th |
3rd | 5 |
| Sri Lanka
|
R2 6th |
2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 5 | |
| United Arab Emirates
|
× | × | • | • | R1 16th |
1 |
| West Indies
|
R1 11th |
4th | R2 7th |
1st | 4th | 5 |
| Zimbabwe
|
R1 9th |
•• | R1 11th |
R1 12th |
R1 11th |
4 |
Debut of teams
Team appearing for the first time, in alphabetical order per year.
| Year | Debutants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe
|
12 |
| 2009 | Ireland, Netherlands
|
2 |
| 2010 | Afghanistan
|
1 |
| 2012 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Hong Kong, Nepal, United Arab Emirates
|
3 |
| Total | 18 |
Other results
Results of host nations
|
Results of defending champions
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Statistics and records
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